Jamie Vardy has spoken publicly for the first time since the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

Vardy and his Leicester City team-mates have posted regular messages online, paying tribute to the man they called 'The Boss', and the former England man has opened up on how he found out about the accident after the 1-1 draw against West Ham.

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He added: "The relationship was exactly how you've seen it put out there. He wasn't just a chairman, he literally was part of your extended family.

"It didn't matter who you was, he always made time for you, and as all the pictures that have been put out have shown, he was always smiling. Those are the things you will never forget and which will stay engraved in your mind.

"From day one, literally from when I first met him, up until now he's always been really friendly and always wanting to be involved. He wasn't just a chairman he was part of the squad itself and was always here and always giving you encouragement and wanting to be involved with the lads and that's credit to him."